Legal Opinion

Bolcom Mills, Inc. v. City of Seattle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 1917No. 13750PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, French, J., entered February 29, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, on appeal from the decision of the city council confirming an assessment for a public improvement, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Holcomb, J. —

In this matter about sixty individuals and companies, upon whose property the assessment involved had been laid by the city under an ordinance No. 30,389, for the special benefits by the physical filling and other improvements of Shilshole avenue and other streets, avenues and approaches thereto, appealed to the superior court from the action of the city council in confirming the special assessments against their lands. As to these property owners, who are the respondents here, the judgment of the superior court either reduced in amount or wholly canceled the assessments that had…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Schuchard v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  2. City of Spokane v. FonnellWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. In re Shilshole AvenueWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Hinckley v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Ankeny v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re SchmitzWashington Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Hargreaves v. Mukilteo Water DistrictWashington Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Pratt v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  4. In Re the Confirmation of Local Improvement No. 6097Washington Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Giles v. City of OlympiaWashington Supreme Court · 1921

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